[Case of multiple thin-walled cavitary pulmonary metastasis from bladder cancer]

Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi. 2006 Oct;44(10):771-4.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 71-year-old man was admitted to the urological section of our hospital because of hematuria. Cystoscopy revealed a bladder tumor. Transurethral resection of the bladder tumor (TUR-Bt) was performed. This tumor was diagnosed pathologically as bladder cancer (transitional cell carcinoma pT2). His chest computed tomogram showed multiple thin-walled cavitary nodules in both lungs. The pathological images of the specimen that was resected by video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) showed transitional cell carcinoma. A diagnosis of pulmonary metastasis from bladder cancer was made. This is a rare case.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / diagnosis
  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / pathology*
  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / surgery
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Lung Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Male
  • Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / surgery